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DBMS > Apache IoTDB vs. Derby vs. GeoMesa vs. Google Cloud Firestore vs. JSqlDb

System Properties Comparison Apache IoTDB vs. Derby vs. GeoMesa vs. Google Cloud Firestore vs. JSqlDb

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NameApache IoTDB  Xexclude from comparisonDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonGoogle Cloud Firestore  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionAn IoT native database with high performance for data management and analysis, deployable on the edge and the cloud and integrated with Hadoop, Spark and FlinkFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.GeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.Cloud Firestore is an auto-scaling document database for storing, syncing, and querying data for mobile and web apps. It offers seamless integration with other Firebase and Google Cloud Platform products.JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitives
Primary database modelTime Series DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSDocument storeDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
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Score1.18
Rank#173  Overall
#15  Time Series DBMS
Score4.71
Rank#69  Overall
#37  Relational DBMS
Score0.78
Rank#213  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score7.85
Rank#51  Overall
#8  Document stores
Websiteiotdb.apache.orgdb.apache.org/­derbywww.geomesa.orgfirebase.google.com/­products/­firestorejsqldb.org (offline)
Technical documentationiotdb.apache.org/­UserGuide/­Master/­QuickStart/­QuickStart.htmldb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlwww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmlfirebase.google.com/­docs/­firestore
DeveloperApache Software FoundationApache Software FoundationCCRi and othersGoogleKonrad von Backstrom
Initial release20181997201420172018
Current release1.1.0, April 202310.17.1.0, November 20234.0.5, February 20240.8, December 2018
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache License 2.0commercialOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesno
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Implementation languageJavaJavaScala
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VM (>= 1.8)All OS with a Java VMhostedLinux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesno
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.noyesnonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query languageyesnonono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
Native API
JDBCAndroid
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
iOS
JavaScript API
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
Java
Python
Scala
JavaGo
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
Objective-C
Python
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesJava Stored Proceduresnoyes, Firebase Rules & Cloud Functionsfunctions in JavaScript
Triggersyesyesnoyes, with Cloud Functionsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning (by time range) + vertical partitioning (by deviceId)nonedepending on storage layerShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication methods; using Raft/IoTConsensus algorithm to ensure strong/eventual data consistency among multiple replicasSource-replica replicationdepending on storage layerMulti-source replicationnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsIntegration with Hadoop and SparknoyesUsing Cloud Dataflowno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Strong Consistency with Raft
Immediate Consistencydepending on storage layerImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDnoyes
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes infousing RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesdepending on storage layer
User concepts infoAccess controlyesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storageAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management. Security Rules for 3rd party authentication using Firebase Auth.

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